-10^2

[Richard Gaskin]

tom farrell wrote:

> The expression:
> -10^2
> should evaluate to -100, not 100, because it means "the opposite of
> ten squared", not "negative 10, squared".
> 
> But if I put the expression in the message box, it evaluates to 100.
> Is this done on purpose?

You can force a specific order of operator precedence with parens:

  -(10^2)

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